South University-Savannah
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School Highlights
South University-Savannah serves 996 students (79% of students are full-time).
The college's student:teacher ratio of 14:1 is lower than the state community college average of 30:1.
Minority enrollment is 52% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the state average of 58%.
Top Placements
South University-Savannah places among the top 20% of community colleges in Georgia for:
- Category Attribute
- Diversity Diversity in US community colleges
School Overview
The teacher population of 70 teachers has stayed relatively flat over five years.
| South University-Savannah | (GA) Community College Avg. | |
| Carnegie Classification | Baccalaureate / Associates Colleges | Baccalaureate / Associates Colleges |
| Institution Level | Four or more years | At least 2 years but < 4 years |
| Institution Control | Private for-profit | Public |
| Total Faculty | 70 staff | 94 staff |
Source: 2019 (or latest year available) IPEDS
School Notes
- South University's largest campus is located on the south side of Savannah. Located on nine acres of land, the school is convenient to Savannah's bustling midtown section and gives students easy access to the city's vibrant educational and cultural activities. South University's Savannah, GA campus is home to the School of Business, School of Health Professions, and School of Pharmacy. The original School of Business building was constructed in 1979 and then renovated in 2000. Also in 2000, the Health Professions building was opened and houses classroom and lab facilities for the Physician Assistant, Physical Therapist Assisting, and Medical Assisting programs. The Health Professions Building also houses the campus library, student lounge, and administrative offices. The campus library houses a large collection that includes an extensive law library. Students may retrieve periodicals in paper or electronic form. The campus library houses a large book collection that includes extensive law, business and medical resources. Students may also retrieve articles in print and electronic formats from its collection of periodicals, many of which are accessible anywhere from on- or off-campus. Some of the sources that make these services available include: WESTLAW, the computerized legal research service; GALILEO, the Georgia network of databases, Ovid Technologies, and LIRN, a Florida based database service. A nonsectarian, co-educational institution of higher education, South University in Savannah, Georgia, is authorized under the Georgia Non-public Postsecondary Educational Institutions Act of 1990 to confer doctoral, master's, bachelor's, and associate's degrees. South University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award associate's, bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees. The Savannah campus is approved for training veterans and other individuals by the State of Georgia Department of Veterans Services, State Approving Agency, Atlanta, Georgia 30334.
Nearby Schools
The nearest community college to South University-Savannah is Savannah Technical College (1.8 miles away).
- College Location Mi. Students
- 3,817 students | 1.80 Mi5717 White Bluff Rd
Savannah, GA 31405
(912) 443-5700 1.803,817 - 2,116 students | 22.40 Mi1 University Boulevard
Bluffton, SC 29909
(843) 208-8000 22.402,116 - 2,247 students | 37.90 Mi921 Ribaut Road
Beaufort, SC 29901
(800) 768-8252 37.902,247 - 2,014 students | 49.50 MiOne Joseph E. Kennedy Blvd
Statesboro, GA 30458
(912) 681-5500 49.502,014 - 3,546 students | 61.00 MiOne College Drive
Brunswick, GA 31520
(912) 279-5700 61.003,546
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